पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · January 1, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.22 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः।

इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना।।10.22।।
"10.22 Of the Vedas I am the Hymns, I am the Electric Force in the Powers of Nature; of the senses I am the Mind; and I am the Intelligence in all that lives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra27.06°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.78°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha269.53°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.92°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra272.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani216.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

Chennai, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 15:03
Yamaganda06:32 – 07:57
Gulika Kāla09:22 – 10:47
Varjyam07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:32 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:57 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:22 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:47 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:03 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:28 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:54 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:28 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:03 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:47 – 03:22 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:22 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:57 – 06:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°
Longitude: 80.2707°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868558.27
Julian Day2457023.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0625°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.30°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0625°), declination -23.04°, EoT -3.71 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2015-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)